| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | Texas Longhorns |
| Conference: | Big 12 Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big 12 |
| Record: | 11–22 |
| Conf Record: | 4–14 |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach1: | David Cason |
The 2016–17 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by second-year head coach Shaka Smart and played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas as members of the Big 12 Conference.[1] [2] They finished the season 11–22, 4–14 in Big 12 play to finish in last place. They defeated Texas Tech in the first round of the Big 12 tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to West Virginia.
The Longhorns finished the 2015–16 season 20–13, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in fourth place in conference. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to Baylor. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Round to Northern Iowa.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Junior | Declare for 2016 NBA draft | |||
| 2 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Senior | Graduated | |||
| 3 | G | 5'11" | 205 | Senior | Graduated | |||
| Danny Newsome | 4 | F | 6'10" | 190 | RS Junior | Walk-on; did not return | ||
| 21 | F | 6'10" | 235 | Senior | Graduated | |||
| 44 | C | 6'11" | 265 | Senior | Graduated | |||
| 55 | C | 6'10" | 290 | Senior | Graduated |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Hobbs | 2 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Junior | • Transferred from Howard College. • Will be eligible to play immediately since Hobbs is a junior college transfer. | ||
| Mareik Isom | 14 | F | 6'9" | 215 | RS Senior | • Transferred from Little Rock. • Will be eligible to play immediately since Isom graduated from Little Rock. | ||
| 21 | C | 6'9" | 255 | Junior | • Transferred from Tulane. • Under NCAA transfer rules, Osetkowski will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
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See also: 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings